Boba Fett is a major character in the Star Wars franchise, first appearing in the second and third films of the original trilogy and returning as a boy in the second film of the prequel trilogy. He also appears in multiple Star Wars-related TV series, including as the titular protagonist of The Book of Boba Fett. He is a clone of the Mandalorian mercenary Jango Fett, specifically made to be raised as Jango's own son. As a result, he remains heavily unaltered in contrast to the Clone Troopers and instead retains Jango's original genetic DNA. Ever since the death of his father, Boba Fett continued on his legacy as a bounty hunter, working alongside various bounty hunters, as well taking on other bounties made available to him. By the time of the Galactic Civil War, Boba Fett became one of the galaxy's most infamous bounty hunters across the outer region. Years later, he is hired by Darth Vader to find the Millennium Falcon. After completing his mission, Boba took the Falcon's captain, Han Solo, captive and delivered him to the notorious galactic crime lord Jabba the Hutt on the desert planet of Tatooine. When Luke Skywalker came to rescue Han, it was believed that Boba was killed during the battle but he later was revealed to have survived but at the expense of losing his armor. Years later, he seeks to reclaim his armor and in doing so cross paths with Din Djarin whom he fights alongside, in order to rescue Djarin's adopted son, Grogu from a surviving Imperial faction. After which he takes control of Jabba's organization, building his own crime syndicate.